BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED AND ORS vs DISTRICT LEVEL MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL AND ANR

IN THE HIGH COURT OF PUNJAB AND HARYANA AT CHANDIGARH **** 147 CWP-14532-2026 Date of Decision: 11.05.2026 BHARAT SANCHAR NIGAM LIMITED AND ORS. ...Petitioner Vs. DISTRICT LEVEL MICRO AND SMALL ENTERPRISES FACILITATION COUNCIL & ANR. …Respondents CORAM:- HON'BLE MR. JUSTICE JAGMOHAN BANSAL Present:- Mr. Deepak Jindal, Advocate for the petitioner. *** JAGMOHAN BANSAL, J. (ORAL) 1. The petitioners through instant petition under Article 226/227 of the Constitution of India are seeking quashing of award dated 02.05.2024 whereby Facilitation Council, Patiala has granted a sum of Rs.11,69,066/- as interest under Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Development (MSMED) Act, 2006 (for short ‘2006 Act’) on the delayed payment of bills. 2. The Petitioner (BSNL) issued Notice inviting Tenders for work of “Infrastructure Maintenance in Patiala SSA”. Respondent No.2 was allotted work of “Infrastructure Maintenance” by petitioner by way of agreement dated 23.04.2018. Respondent No.2 filed a claim petition under Section 18 of 2006 Act before Respondent No.1-Facilitation Council, Patiala which vide award dated 28.03.2022 directed the petitioner to pay interest of Rs.10,09,222/-. Petitioner approach